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DZ Equity Partner GmbH is the investment company of DZ BANK AG, a central financial institution of the cooperative banking group. DZ Equity Partner ranks among the leading financiers of equity capital in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The distinguishing feature of DZ Equity Partner is its long-term investment horizon, and the willingness to also acquire minority stakes in medium-sized family-owned companies.

As a subsidiary of DZ BANK, the central of the cooperative banks (cooperative financial services network) in Germany, DZ Equity Partner has been in business for more than three decades, attaching greater importance to the sustainable corporate development of its equity holdings than to short-term exit scenarios. At present, DZ Equity Partner’s portfolio consists of 65 investments, which have been financed by DZ Equity Partner’s own funds as well as fund assets amounting to EUR 500 million.

DZ Equity Partner is striving to expand its market leadership position in the German-language regions of Europe, and will also successfully meet the challenges posed by competition in the future. In this regard, the particular focus of DZ Equity Partner will be on adhering to its strategic principles and guidelines:

“Tailor-made and custom-fit solutions enable a long-term cooperative professional relationship between the entrepreneur and us, designed to ensure the sustainable development of our business partner. The core values of our cooperation are openness, partnership, trust, competence and responsibility. This will give us the means to use capital as the basis for generating profit and value on behalf of all participants“.